House appropriators and authorizers disagree on whether the Pentagon should develop a multimillion-dollar East Coast missile defense system, but there is no formal process for reconciling such differences, according to House Appropriations Committee spokeswoman Jennifer Hing.419 words

The House and Senate Armed Services Committees want to stop the Air Force from using advanced procurement funds to pay for the Space Based Infrared System. 451 words

The most likely culprit in last year's failure of Flight Test Maritime-16 was a delay between pulses on the third-stage rocket motor of the Standard Missile-3 Block IB interceptor used in the test, according to a Missile Defense Agency official. 545 words

Defense Department acquisition chief Frank Kendall late last month approved a new acquisition plan for the Joint Land Attack Cruise Missile Defense Elevated Netted Sensor System, which could save the Army $1.75 billion over the next five years, according to a May 24 acquisition decision memorandum. 777 words

The United States is hosting the next conference of the five permanent members of the United Nations this month in Washington, where nuclear nonproliferation issues are likely to be a major talking point. "The United States looks forward to having further in-depth discussions -- candid discussions -- and these have been very useful discussions, I must say -- on a variety of issues with our P-5 counterparts during the [June 27-29] conference," Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security Rose Gottemoeller said at the Arms Control Association's annual meeting last week.96 words

With Afghanistan slated to be the U.S. military's last major ground war for some time -- at least according to Pentagon prognostications -- Army officials are eying a prominent role in the fight against weapons of mass destruction as the ground service's next big thing, according to officials.1045 words

The Air Force believes it and the National Nuclear Security Administration are continuing to rely on the proper mix of air and ground transportation for the movement of nuclear weapons and their components, according to a service official.472 words

The head of U.S. Strategic Command recently expressed concern about the projected level of investment over the next several years in the country's national laboratories and associated industrial facilities that supply the Defense Department with an effective nuclear arsenal.563 words

The Senate Armed Services Committee has opposed an Air Force plan to close the Operationally Responsive Space office, with the committee recommending instead that more money be directed to fund ORS activities. 802 words

Concerned that the Defense Department has launched space systems into orbit without first completing work on related ground stations, Senate authorizers are pressing DOD to coordinate such efforts at the outset of major satellite acquisition programs. 701 words

The head of U.S. Strategic Command believes his organization's ability to enter into space-related intelligence-sharing agreements with international partners has been of great value since STRATCOM took over that responsibility late last year.354 words

The Defense Department's acquisition chief reported a critical Nunn-McCurdy breach to Congress last month on the Air Force's Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle program, a result of DOD reclassifying the EELV as a major defense acquisition program to comply with a congressional requirement.1093 words

The Army and Lockheed Martin late last month launched an interceptor designed to counter rockets, artillery shells and mortar rounds, paving the way for tests against actual targets in the second half of this year, according to a June 7 Lockheed Martin statement.610 words